Comic book freelancing tools and resources
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The internet can be a hard place to navigate sometimes and something that can be especially hard to find are online communities that are positive and drama-free. We asked comic folks over on Twitter for their favourite communities to discuss comics and other geeky things with their peers, and this is the list that we’ve compiled…
A while back, I had the idea to launch a cookbook called The Freelancers Cookbook. Unfortunately, while there was lots of interest in it at the time, it didn’t come to fruition. However, I did the legwork and gathered a lot of recipes from freelancers before the project eventually lost steam. For this column, I’m…
When it comes to comics contracts they can often be hard to parse and full of confusing language. Here at Creator Resource we’re hoping to make the process of signing a contract and making comics a lot more transparent. So here’s a quick guide to the three most common types of comic book contracts that…
There are comic book conventions all over the world in cities and towns of all sizes. They’ve popped up in greater numbers as people realize what kind of business they can drive to a city while also supporting really great creatives. Not to mention that people also love the opportunity to rub elbows with a…
I’ve been doing freelancing for quite some time at this point. I’m the founder of the successful entertainment web site, Rogues Portal, and I was previously the Managing Editor of Talking Comics for over four years. I’ve also run and/or been a part of several successful Kickstarter campaigns such as Toronto Comics Anthology (Vol. 4 & 5), The…
If you’re wanting to break into comics, it can be extremely hard to get your foot in the door. Publishers and editors want to see published work (as opposed to self-published) which can be really hard to put together. A lot of artists break in by creating their own web comics and publishing them on…
Finding funding for your comic book project (and for the arts in general) can be extremely hard to do. Thankfully, there are ways out there to get your project made, thanks to a number of grants and fellowships out there. Melanie Gillman is a non-binary cartoonist working in the comic book industry. They have compiled a…